Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-09
AGAIN AHEAD.
Race From Cottage City to Marbiehead
The Puritan Drops to second Place.
CorrAGE CIrY, Mass. Aug

o.
Today occurred the race of the big yachts
from Cottage City to Marblehead tor the
prizes offered by j. Pierrepont Morgan of
$1,000 for the schooners aad $500 each for
first and second class sloops.
The yachts made beautiful start this
morning for their run, the Puritan lead ing
aud the Volunteer, Stranger, Oracle, Gin.
derIlla, Bedouin, Wanderer, Atlantic, Huron,
Ma, flower, Resolute, Troubadour, Priscilla,
No. 80, ritsnia, Iroquois, Sachem, Vision,
No. 81, Magic, Pochahontas, No. So, Morse
men, Mohican, Gitana, Fannie and No. IL,
following in the order named.
The Puritan and Volunteer had estimated
their distance with wonderful precision and
crossed the line within four seconds of each
other, under full sail and headway on the
port tack, the Puritan keeping to windward
720 A. M.-The leaders were hull down
on the horizon, the Puritan and Volunteer
making wonderful time. About miles from
the shore the Volunteer passed the Puritan
and closed up on the schooner Sachem which
had come down directly with the tide and as
leading the feet If this wind holds the
yachts will reach Marble head in eighteen
hours.
12.l5-The sloop schts are standing in
from Pollck Rip towards Chatham Lights.
The VOLUNTEER leads the fleet, and after stand
ing close to the beach on the first tack has
made several short tacks and is work. rap
idly up the beacD, continually increasing her
lead over all the others and holCing the
breeze. which show signs OF "sea turn
l2.30-The Volunteer has tackled off shore
again, the Puritan standing in shore about u
mile asteru.
II 45-The Volunteer and Puritan are
both standing in with the wind light to the
eastward. They are nearly lying along W th
the beach, while all those asterD are losing
The Mayflower has tackled off shore, and at
H. 90 is nalf 4 mile astern of the Puritan and
is getting the same slant ut wind as the Puri-
tan and the Volunteer. The latter is contin
uing TO range ahead of all.
The steamer Island has just returned from
the squadron and reports the following p)si-
ton ul the yachts off Monday Point at 1O 10 ::
Volunteer a mile ahead and gaining, Gray.
ling, Puritan, Sacnem, May tiJwer, Priscilla,
Atiantlc, Bedouin, IN lite order named. The
wind has fallen somewii but is still blowing
fair from the northeast.
MARBLEHEAD, Aug. 8.
The Electra, flag ship, arrived at 5.l5 p.
M.
BosroN, Aug 8.
At 8 p. NJ the New York yacat squadron
was on the way from Vineyard Haven to
Mar blehead aud was between Nansett B-s =
con and Highland Light and making slow
progress around Cape Cod against a light
northeast wind, it being dead beat to wind
ward from Nantucket for the entire distance
around the Cape. AT tnat hour the Volun
teer was in the lead and barring accidents
had the race well in hand. Sume two miles
penlnd was the Puritan which led the May
fl over mile and half. A mile behind
came the Priscilla, followed by the At
lanIlc about the same distance astern. After
this 1t appeared as if some accident had
happened to the Puritan. She began to lose
headway and many thought that her topmast
had been carried away by the plunglng in
the ground swell Oft Nansett The Bedouln
had good lead among the second class
sloops and the Sachem was Leading the
schooners. These two yachts seemed to be
sure winners IN their respective classes.